Congratulations, Texas, you’ve officially dragged the country back to the 20th century. Health officials confirmed the first U.S. measles death since 2015, right here in West Texas. The outbreak has infected at least 124 people—mostly children—and hospitalized nearly 20, many struggling just to breathe. None of the hospitalized kids had been vaccinated.
The victim’s age hasn’t been released, but the fact remains: measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. back in 2000. Two shots—97% effective—were all it took to keep this nightmare from happening. But thanks to falling vaccination rates and “medical freedom” rhetoric, a disease best left to history books is now taking lives again.
The outbreak is spreading across the Texas-New Mexico border, and with numbers climbing, this could be just the beginning. Doctors on the frontlines are blunt: this is what happens when vaccines are ignored in favor of conspiracy theories and wishful thinking.
We could’ve kept measles dead and buried—but instead, it’s our kids.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/person-dies-measles-west-texas-outbreak-rcna193812
